If you are considering replacing your incandescent light bulbs with energy saving bulbs and would like to know how much money you would save by carrying out this task, then look no further than a great little App, Eco-Bulbz to figure that out.

Eco Bulbz is available at both the App Store and the Android Market. The instructions on the app itself are easy to follow.

So it’s easy to see the benefits of replacing bulbs for energy saving bulbs as you will see the amount of money saved over a year of use.

The Energy Show which is now in its tenth year is taking place on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th April in the RDS, Main Hall, Dublin and we’ve got our tickets already. We have visited this event in the past and as usual the SEI are planning another great show. There are exhibitors from a vast range of sectors that can help reduce the engery use and therefore the energy cost.

Why not have solar panels fitted to both help reduce the cost of energy and to heat your water. There are a vast number of styles and types of panel on the market at the moment and most are suitable for the Sustainable Energy Ireland grants. Further details on grants available can be found here.

Before renovating an old house check out the grants which are available, as in most cases when having solar panels fitted a new water tank/cylinder is required or comes as part of the equipment, so before you fit a new water tank you could save yourself time and effort and find a grant covers all or some of the labour costs.